Free Linux Foundation OTCA Exam Questions

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Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Feb 10, 2026

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Question 1

Which of the following conditions requires incrementing the MINOR version number of the schema file format?

A : Adding a completely new section that does not affect existing consumers.

B : Adding a new required setting that affects existing consumers.

C : Adding a new optional setting with a default value that matches the previous behavior.

D : Changing the data type of an existing attribute.

Answer: C

Question 2

Your monitoring system requires aggregated statistics for specific attributes of your metrics, and you want to customize how these aggregations are performed. Which OpenTelemetry feature should you use to achieve this?

A : Use the default aggregation provided by the OpenTelemetry API

B : Override the default aggregation using Views

C : Disable metric collection for unnecessary instruments

D : Switch from metrics to tracing

Answer: B

Question 3

You are configuring the OpenTelemetry Collector to handle metrics with a resolution of 10 seconds and need to aggregate them into 60-second intervals without altering their attributes. Which use-case from the core use cases applies?

A : Collector converts delta to cumulative temporality.

B : Collector re-aggregates into longer intervals without changing attributes.

C : Collector re-aggregates to eliminate the identity of individual SDKs.

D : Collector passes-through original data to an OTLP destination.

Answer: B

Question 4

What action should you take if the 'otelcol_exporter_queue_size' frequently approaches or exceeds the 'otelcol_exporter_queue_capacity'?

A : Reduce the memory allocated to the Collector.

B : Increase the exporter queue size or add more workers.

C : Decrease the number of exporter workers.

D : Ignore the metrics as they are not critical.

Answer: B

Question 5

You have a root span representing an HTTP request and a child span representing a database query executed as part of handling that request. How should the child span reference its parent span?

A : By setting the child span's Trace ID to match the parent span's Trace ID

B : By creating a new Trace ID for the child span

C : By setting the child span's parent_id to the parent span's Span ID

D : By leaving the parent_id field empty in the child span

Answer: C

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